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We need drug and alcohol courts
Last week, DB Recovery+News shared info on professionals working in family law and growing drug deaths, and now add A look inside Scotland’s alcohol and drug problem-solving court particularly as, by the end of 2025, the backlog for Crown Cases in…
Predicting clients’ opioid deaths
King’s College London et al developed and validated the 1st prognostic models to estimate 6-month all-cause and drug-related mortality risk for people with opioid use disorder using indicators recorded at baseline assessment in addiction services in England. This helps identify…
Community Alcohol Partnerships
Over 350 local Community Alcohol Partnership schemes have now been established across the UK – but there are concerns about industry funding, Abbie Irving warned in a Shaap blog. CAP provides materials from alcohol industry-funded organisations, such as Drinkaware, the…
Demand for liver transplants rises
NHS Blood and Transplant revealed that, as of 31 March 2025, there were 781 people on the UK liver transplant waiting list. To help address declining family support and rising demand for transplants, Liver UK is supporting the One in a…
Does cocaine have an age problem?
Cocaine is still mainly a young person’s problem, writes International Longevity Centre CEO David Sinclair. But the rate at which it is becoming an older person’s problem is accelerating sharply and “the treatment system… is not ready for it… For…
